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working

1.0

Having a job and earning money from it

adjective
/ˈwɜrkɪŋ/

: trabajador

She is working as a nurse at the local hospital.

Examples

Misses now worrying, but she's working full time anyway.
So I'm forced to stay working at this, this job.
OK, She was working in the in the shop.
Can you tell us what it's like working with people like that?
OK, back in here is where we're going to be working today, right here.
He is currently working full-time in a tech company.
They are working on a new project to improve customer service.

Synonyms

at work

vsworking

680 1.0

You are in the place where you do your job

is used for the general state of paid occupation not only physical presence

on the job

vsworking

222 2.7

At work doing your job

is the general status of having a paid occupation rather than the specific moment

employed

vsworking

1.0

Having a paid job

is about active engagement in a paid occupation rather than mere job holding

engaged

vsworking

2.9

Hired to do a particular job

focuses on actively doing the paid occupation rather than just being hired

Antonyms

unemployed

274 1.7

Without work and looking for a job

inactive

16 3.0

Not taking part in an activity, job, or group

Compounds

working class

69 2.8

People who do manual or factory work and earn hourly wages

working-class

56 3.4

Relates to people who do manual or factory jobs and earn wages

working man

53 2.9

A man who does physical work with his hands, not an office worker

working person

49 2.8

A person who does manual or factory work for pay, not a manager

working out

47 5.3

The detailed steps you do to solve a problem

working woman

14 3.2

A woman who has a paid job doing physical tasks outside the home, often in a factory

working group

13 2.6

A temporary team of people who work together to reach a clear goal

working girl

NSFW

8 8.6

A woman who sells sex for money

working day

7 1.2

A day when most people go to work, not a weekend or holiday

working capital

Specialized

5 4.4

Money and things a business can use to pay day-to-day costs

working memory

Specialized

3 4.4

The mind holds and uses information for a short time to solve problems

working dog

3 2.5

A dog raised and trained to do jobs like guiding or herding animals

working girl

Archaic

3 3.3

A woman who has a job and earns money

working day

1 2.0

The hours an employee must work in one day for normal pay

working party

1 3.6

A group of people who work together for a short time on a single task

working papers

Specialized

1 4.4

Documents that record the steps and details of a job for review

working agreement

1 3.3

A plan for people or groups to work together without a formal contract

leather working

4.0

A craft for making useful things by hand from leather, like wallets and belts

salt working

5.6

Work of making salt from seawater or mines

salt-working

6.6

The activity of making salt from sea water or rocks

working papers

Formal

4.1

An official document that gives a person permission to have a job

working principle

Specialized

4.1

A rule that explains how a machine or system works

working rule

4.2

A simple rule used at work that is not perfect but works in practice

How Employed

full-time

324 2.6

working

1.0

part-time

51 1.4

unemployed

274 1.7

Surface Forms

working positive

Morphology

working = work (transparent) = work + ing

Present-participle formation from the verb 'work' expressing being engaged in employment; straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Working also comes from work + -ing, and it was used for people who are 'doing' a job; just like a worker, a 'working' person is someone who has a job and is employed.